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7 Va. companies make 2024 Fortune Global 500
Seven Virginia-based companies made Fortune magazine’s 35th Global 500 list, released Monday. Companies were ranked by total revenues for fiscal years ending on or before March 31. McLean’s Freddie Mac remained the commonwealth’s top-ranked company at No. 88 — up 45 spots from 2023. The government-sponsored home mortgage company reported net income of $10.5 billion […]
Leidos wins $823M task order
The U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) has awarded Leidos an $823 million task order to provide operations and sustainment for the Department of Defense Network program (DoDNet), the Reston-based Fortune 500 federal contractor announced Monday. In 2022, DISA, which provides information technology and communications services for national leaders, the military services and others, awarde[...]
Leidos names first chief AI officer
Leidos has named Ron Keesing its first chief AI officer, the Reston Fortune 500 contractor announced Tuesday. Keesing, who joined Leidos in 2004, has more than two decades of experience in artificial intelligence, machine learning and advanced analytics. His roles have included serving as founding director of the Leidos AI Accelerator and as senior vice […]
Herndon’s Akima wins $480M Space Force contract
The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded Five Rivers Analytics, a subsidiary of Herndon-based government contractor Akima, an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract worth up to $480 million over 10 years, Akima announced last week. Based in Colorado, Five Rivers Analytics provides classified IT and mission support services and bills itself as “a small business backed by […]
Bowman announces executive promotions
Michael Bruen has been named Bowman Consulting Group’s president, the Reston-based engineering services firm announced last week. Gary Bowman, who formerly was president, retains his roles as CEO and chairman. Dan Swayze, who served as executive vice president and division manager, will fill Bruen’s former role as chief operating officer and will become an executive […]
Virginia 500 Spotlight July 2024: Michael Keegan
FIRST JOB: Installing gas lines into houses in New Jersey TRAIT I ADMIRE: Empathy WHAT I’VE LEARNED: Not to complain. I was complaining recently to a friend about having to go to a speech by some “expert” on AI, only to learn later that my friend was the speaker. True story! SOMETHING I’D NEVER DO […]
Peraton exec takes top spot at V2X
Jeremy Wensinger will replace Chuck Prow as president and CEO of McLean-based aerospace and defense contractor V2X on June 17, the company announced Monday. The transition is part of a “board-led succession planning process” the company said in a news release. Wensinger, who will also be a member of V2X”s board of directors, has more […]
Leidos wins $631M Army contract
Leidos has received a $631 million U.S. Army contract for life-cycle support of aerial sensors, the Reston-based Fortune 500 contractor announced Tuesday. Under the Development, Integration, Acquisitions, Bridging to Logistics and Operations (DIABLO) contract, the company will provide equipment for the next 10 years. Leidos will develop, acquire, field and provide life-cycle support to aerial [&he[...]
Leidos receives potential $206M NGA contract
Leidos has won a contract valued up to $206 million from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, the Reston-based Fortune 500 contractor announced Wednesday. Under the single-award, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract, dubbed Maru, Leidos will sustain and modernize geospatial processing for the NGA’s Exploitation Services Program. The contract extends existing software ser[...]
EY taps 14 Virginians as Mid-Atlantic Entrepreneur of the Year finalists
Fourteen Virginia business leaders are among the 30 finalists for Ernst & Young’s 2024 Mid-Atlantic Entrepreneur of the Year award. EY announced the finalists, selected by a panel of independent judges, on April 22. The Big Four professional services company will name the regional awards winners on June 15. The Virginia finalists include: Anil Sharma, […]
Leidos promotes chief information officer
Alexandra Guenther became Leidos’ chief information officer March 11, according to a spokesperson for the Reston-based Fortune 500 federal contractor. Guenther previously worked as program vice president for the civil operation of the Antarctic support contract at Leidos, where she led a cross-functional team of more than a thousand employees, according to her LinkedIn page. […]
CACI wins up to $1.3B defense contract
CACI International won an up to $1.3 billion defense contract supporting the U.S. European Command and U.S. Africa Command, the Reston-based Fortune 1000 contractor announced Monday. Under the five-year task order, CACI will provide communications and information technology solutions, modernizing critical software and hardware, optimizing network IT and communications and providing support for mor[...]
